Against general consensus, Colin Cowherd claims Sam Darnold can engineer the Vikings into the playoffs next season

The Minnesota Vikings recently decided to put Sam Darnold in the place of their earlier quarterback Kirk Cousins. This has surprised a lot of people as they did not think that a backup quarterback like Darnold would make his foray in the place of someone like Cousins.

Last season, Cousins suffered a major Achilles Tendon injury. He managed to play only eight games. However, he was impactful as he managed to cover nearly 2,400 yards of passing with 18 touchdowns against five interceptions. He had an impressive 69.5% completion rate in just eight games.

Following his impressive showing, the general consensus thought was that Kirk Cousins would make a return to the Vikings. The team had to ensure the quarterback was back in the team by 13th March. However, they did not make an effort, and Cousins decided to join the Atlanta Falcons. The team instead signed Sam Darnold.

Despite all the speculations, veteran analyst Colin Cowherd believes that Darnold will be able to take the team forward. He will be able to fill the quest of the team to make it to the playoffs, according to the analyst.

The veteran analyst noted on ‘The Herd‘:

I believe Sam Darnold can win games and find a way, if healthy, to engineer a possible wildcard spot. I believe Sam Darnold can win games and find a way, if healthy, to engineer a possible wildcard spot. When it comes to quarterback play, Sam Darnold – Shanahan likes him, Kevin O’Connell likes him, and a lot of smart people in the league. Colin Cowherd said